Cartridge-clip.



J. H. WESSON & E. S. POMEHOY.

CARTRIDGE CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26. ms.

1,202,343. Patented Oct. 24,1916.

INVENTORQ 1 W 4 7a By {I 16;)? am,

JOSEPH H. \VESSON AND ED'WARD S.

POMEROY, OF SPRINGFIELD, TIIASSACZIUSETTS,

ASSIGNORS TO SMITH & ,VESSON, 01E SPRINGFIELD, BIASSACHUSETTi A VOLUN- TARY ASSOCIATION.

CARTRIDGE-CLIP.

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fm'uijng the ewes have umu' ilhllUQtCl'i 0:1 Liw sakes apm-ura "mtcly 'm'nu i the ceufur and tcw'nld tho wtrim; tha major axis of he openings iving in a: dun-Linn :wpr- 1g :1 radial J'u'wihu}: but the wee may bu other wiw shupvd :md the mg fillffilS "ther- \\'i c uppliml. it Ming 0:11 IIW". Alf, thwL (1w (-lip shnii, by means of fingers or othm' nimluguus slmping, be rovided \riih rucurems u'i' such shape M? to loosely mmfhw the made-s of the cartridges While, hy the yivhling u'f the spring: fingers or uihi'l' pm'tiuus u! thuwnlb: of the recesses, to hmuut ilw cartridges up he entered 01' re- :umnl h u Lilfiiflfl uwcvnwnt.

Fig. 7 shuns u mmlii'icntiuu wherein the suuunwlh is nun-hm! by :2 snmc'n hat e1- unt shay/u (If run-aw. the clip HELViHfIf PIOJCC- Hum 1/ whh-h. (n-110M with Lhu end m, 71- ut' the spring finger 7', form n l|mw-|mi1l muumlt 'Fru the ncuk of the vm'trhigv. .iiy uxcz'ting outward pressure against the spring finger and then tilting the hmvr spriu mu'iz'ulg'e. hung 4; p. is mmhzmi the eartridge. the latter may be withdrawn, or. by a I'LYUI'M motion, may be entered into the recess.

IL is lMIhb'liIll! b) a further modification of the conetrnrtion to introduce the cartridge without tilting it since the linger may be sprung out of the plane of the clip a dis tanee equal Lo-the thickness of the base flange, whereupon, by engaging the neck of the cartridge with the finger and then pressing the laLLer outwurclly or away from the center, the cartridge base may be payed through the thus enlarged reeess while the railridge occupies a position perpendicular to the plane oi the clip.

"0 claim as our inrentionz--- l. A cartridge clip consisting ol' a plate of spring inetal formed with l'lflit 5l' for receiving the ll(i(h. of the cartridges, a mar ginal portion of caeh recess being resilient. and the reres being widened, so that upon springing out said ILnliltlit portion the cartriilge may be entered or relnm'ril from the recess by bringing; it into til ed poSILion.

2. A cartridge clip formed of epring plale hnring cartridge rerc -es of irregular hape, one side of each reruns being formed by a spring linger and the lLL'LbS being nlli ciently wide opposite such linger to permit the passage of the cartridge base by spring mg the linger \s'lierehj; the cartridge may be inserted or removed by a billing movement.

3. A ca rlriclge clip formed of spring plate having; cartridge recesses, one side of each recess being snhstanlially unyielding, and the other side being formed by a spring linger adapted to yield snliiciently to permit; the insertion of the base flange of the cartridge within the recess, and normally engaging the neck of the cartridge when the latter is in place.

4. A cartridge rlip consisting of a plate of spring nielal formed with recesses for rewiring the neelas of the cartridges, and armed with spring fingers, each finger projecting partly across: the open side of .one l'll\.-\ and adapted to yield suflieiently to permit a mirtridee to be inserted by a tilting nioreinene :3. A cartridge rlip consisting of a plate of spring inclal lorlned with recesses i'or rewiring the necks oi the eartridges, and iornied wilh spring lingers, ilLli finger arranged in ririannferentrial direction with its lre end projecting partly across the open llll, i i. one reeves,

In Williihri whereol we signed our names in lhe presence eerihing \VltliOfiSOS.

JOSEPH ll. WESSON. IHNVATU) S. PUMEROY.

\Vitnesses:

l lri-anirr A. Kmxnr, ll. L. Pomenor.

haie hereunto of two snh- 

